Bug 10806

Summary:	magicfilterconfig is not useful
Product:	Gentoo Linux	Reporter:	Joseph Carter <knghtbrd>
Component:	[OLD] Printing	Assignee:	Printing Team <printing>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	1.4_rc1
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
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Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description Joseph Carter 2002-11-15 20:40:57 UTC

magicfilterconfig fails to run because it expects /etc/magicfilter to exist and contain the filters.  Creating the symlink fixes this, however the script still generates a printcap for lpr or possibly lprng, not sure offhand which.
Suggest looking at Debian package; Debian's magicfilterconfig supposedly works with lpr, lprng, and cups, and is smart enough to figure out which one you've got installed.

Comment 1 Donny Davies (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-01-21 23:23:28 UTC

please re-assign to the 'printer dude'

Comment 2 Thomas Raschbacher gentoo-dev

2003-03-07 12:07:10 UTC

which version have u tried?

Comment 3 Thomas Raschbacher gentoo-dev

2003-03-07 12:12:18 UTC

fixed component field

can someone confirm if this is the same?: http://www.pell.portland.or.us/~orc/Code/magicfilter/

Comment 4 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-10-02 06:16:44 UTC

Magicfilter 2 is a complete rewrite of H. Peter Anvin's Magicfilter 1.2,
using slightly more standard components. It has the following features:

Comment 5 Heinrich Wendel (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2003-10-11 13:00:53 UTC

magicfilter-1.2-r4 fixes your problem, cups support is in magicfilter-2.3a
:)